President Anastasiades calls on the Turkish side to clarify whether it accepts the UNSGs parameters

The President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades has called on Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot leader to clarify their position and say whether they accept or not the parameters set by the UN Secretary General at the Crans Montana Cyprus talks last July.

In the issue of Aphrodite field, Israel and Cyprus have very good, very transparent, very direct contact, said the Ambassador of Israel in Nicosia Shmuel (Sammy) Revel, and added that we are going to continue to find a way to work together to bring this project forward and to make the most of the natural gas reserve that we have in our region.

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades met on Tuesday with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el Sisi in Alexandria and discussed the Cyprus problem, energy cooperation and economic relations between the two countries.

President Anastasiades decorated with the Grand Cross of St. Mark Order

The President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades was decorated Tuesday with the Grand Cross of the St. Mark Order by Patriarch Theophilus II of Alexandria, during an emotional ceremony in the Egyptian port city with references to the historic presence of the Greek community.

Trade unions call on Cyprus leaders to resume reunification talks

Greek Cypriot trade union PEO and Turkish Cypriot trade unions DEV-IS, KTAMS, KTOS, KTOEOS, BES, KOOP-SEN, DAU-SEN have called on the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus, namely President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, to resume negotiations the soonest possible for the reunification of the country.

Cyprus registers the largest drop in unemployment rates in March 2018

Cyprus recorded the largest annual decrease in unemployment in March 2018, with 9.1% (compared to 12.3% a year ago), followed by Greece (from 23.2% to 20.6% between January 2017 and January 2018), Croatia (from 11.8% to 9.4%) and Portugal (from 9.7% to 7.4%), according to Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.